Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education
Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.9% identified as male, and 49.1% as female.
Data also showed that Hispanic or Latino students made up 77.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by white students at 14.4% (1,592 students), Asian students at 1.7% (184 students) and multiracial students at 1.1% (124 students).
San Benito High School had the highest enrollment among San Benito County's 170 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 3,448 students.
After peaking at 6.3 million in the early 2000s, public school enrollment in California has marked its seventh consecutive decline in the 2023-24 school year, with projections indicating it could fall to approximately 5.2 million by the 2033-34 school year. This trend is attributed to lower birth rates, slowed immigration, and families relocating out of state due to high housing costs. Rural and coastal districts have been particularly affected, facing tough decisions such as school closures and staffing reductions.
Although chronic absenteeism in California decreased in 2023, it remains double the pre-pandemic rate. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, chronic absenteeism in the state public schools reached 25% in 2023, up from 12% in 2019.
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito High School | 3,465 | 3,448 | -0.5% |
| Hollister Dual Language Academy | 847 | 850 | 0.4% |
| Ladd Lane Elementary School | 776 | 760 | -2.1% |
| Spring Grove Elementary School | 743 | 750 | 0.9% |
| Rancho Santana | 605 | 653 | 7.9% |
| Cerra Vista Elementary School | 599 | 640 | 6.8% |
| Sunnyslope Elementary School | 640 | 640 | 0% |
| Calaveras Elementary School | 574 | 599 | 4.4% |
| Rancho San Justo | 556 | 589 | 5.9% |
| R. O. Hardin Elementary School | 457 | 459 | 0.4% |
| Maze Middle School | 452 | 420 | -7.1% |
| San Juan | 335 | 337 | 0.6% |
| Anzar High School | 276 | 258 | -6.5% |
| Southside Elementary School | 233 | 236 | 1.3% |
| Accelerated Achievement Academy | 164 | 162 | -1.2% |
| San Andreas Continuation High School | 91 | 89 | -2.2% |
| Tres Pinos Elementary School | 51 | 43 | -15.7% |
| San Benito County Opportunity | 23 | 34 | 47.8% |
| Bitterwater-Tully Elementary School | 30 | 26 | -13.3% |
| Willow Grove Elementary School | 20 | 23 | 15% |
| Cienega Elementary School | 21 | 19 | -9.5% |
| Pinnacles Community | 11 | 15 | 36.4% |
| Panoche Elementary School | 8 | 10 | 25% |
| San Benito County Juvenile Hall Court | - | 5 | - |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
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